Epithelial Cells in the Urine Sedimentcontinued
Urinalysis and Body
Fluids Review 500
CELL DESCRIPTION ORIGIN CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE COMMENTS
Renal tubular epithelial cell
Oval fat body
Add 2% acetic acid to
visualize nucleus & differ-
entiate from WBC
Maltese crosses with
polarized light
Slightly larger than
a WBC (12 μm).
Round. Eccentric
round nucleus.
Renal tubular epithe-
lial cell containing fat
droplets.
Renal tubules
Renal tubules
Tubular necrosis,
toxins, viral infections,
renal rejection
Same as renal tubular
epithelial cells
